NHTSA recall 87E010000 · Equipment
Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly
Reported Mar 25, 19879,000 vehicles affectedTEMPLE PRODUCTS INC.
The defect
In stamping the metal parts it appears the worn tooling caused the dimension of parts to change. the press button, due to these changed dimensions, causes the latch which holds the tongue to have less surface area with which to connect to the tongue.
The risk
The belt fails to meet the requirements of fmvss 209.also, the belt will fail to restraint the passenger in case of a crash.
The remedy
New latches, press buttons and buckle covers will be supplied to all owners of the motorhomes.